How to Root your iFive Mini 3GS MTK6592 Octa Core 3G Phablet?

[GeekBuying_Rep]

Hello everyone!
iFive mini 3gs can be rooted by yourself, let’s try it!!!

Steps:

1. Download the firmware
Password is geekbuying.com

2. Make sure your device is running firmware version 1.0.9, if not run OTA upgrade via Settings > About tablet >System updates.

3. Download and copy the update.zip to the root of an empty SD card.

4. Power off the device.Insert the SD card.

5. Press and hold the “Power” and “Volume+” button to boot into recovery menu.When you see Android with belly up, press “Power” button to enter menu.




6. Navigate to apply update from sdcard by pressing the “Volume-” button and select with “Volume+” button.

7. Select update.zip and press “Volume+” button to run the update script.When done you will see “Install from sdcard complete.”



8. Press “Volume+” button to reboot system.



9. You should now have SuperSU app installed on your device.





B.regards!
GeekBuying

Source from: http://blog.geekbuying.com/index.php.../#.U6uCU9ySzFg

[mitchell4you]

Hi,
Just a question... can this update.zip, be used on other 'mtk6592" devices?
Like chuwi vx3
I seek a way to root my unit..

Cheers

Ps
Keep-up the good work

[GeekBuying_Rep]

Hi,
Just a question... can this update.zip, be used on other 'mtk6592" devices?
Like chuwi vx3
I seek a way to root my unit..

Cheers

Ps
Keep-up the good work

Hi,
Our product dept. staff tell me that this update.zip can be used on "mtk6592"devices. You can try it on Chuwi VX3.
We will keep on a good job, thank you.

[mitchell4you]

Sadly,
I got a error msg,
Error: parttition table not match
Install aborted

Chuwi vx3 2g/16gb v3 (hardware version hv1a_01)
Anyway.. Thanks for the quick reply

Ps
Happy hollydays

[GeekBuying_Rep]

Sadly,
I got a error msg,
Error: parttition table not match
Install aborted

Chuwi vx3 2g/16gb v3 (hardware version hv1a_01)
Anyway.. Thanks for the quick reply

Ps
Happy hollydays

Oh, sorry for that. Maybe you need to find a new method. Any thing i can help, feel free to let me know.
Happy Christmas!

[matchaman]

Sorry to repost in this thread too, but this thing is driving me crazy

I'm desparate with this tablet (in terms of changing firmware or even recovery).
I'm stuck with stock 2.0.1 (that's what it came with) and after lots of trial & error, I managed to root it with Kingo ROOT (rerified by Root Cheker).


Installed Mobileuncle MTK Tools, backed up my IMEI and that's it. I cannot update my recovery.zip (that was provided in another post), neither install Riley's (custom) ROM.


Whenever I try to, I only get errors from the original recovery menu:


When I try to upgrade via Mobileuncle, the system reboots I get the belly up droid "No command.".


When I try via (stock) recovery, I get "Error: Partition table not match" for update.zip and a plain belly-up "Error!" for Riley's ROM.


What am I doing wrong?


Note that the above errors were identical even before I rooted, that's why I used Kingo. I also used several different MicroSD cards, from 4GB to 64GB, same results.

[GeekBuying_Rep]

Sadly,
I got a error msg,
Error: parttition table not match
Install aborted

Chuwi vx3 2g/16gb v3 (hardware version hv1a_01)
Anyway.. Thanks for the quick reply

Ps
Happy hollydays

Hi,
You can try this.
http://www.mediafire.com/view/s2a77w0khn0ldn8/Chuwi_VX3_Octa_Core_Firmware.rar

[GeekBuying_Rep]

Sorry to repost in this thread too, but this thing is driving me crazy

I'm desparate with this tablet (in terms of changing firmware or even recovery).
I'm stuck with stock 2.0.1 (that's what it came with) and after lots of trial & error, I managed to root it with Kingo ROOT (rerified by Root Cheker).


Installed Mobileuncle MTK Tools, backed up my IMEI and that's it. I cannot update my recovery.zip (that was provided in another post), neither install Riley's (custom) ROM.


Whenever I try to, I only get errors from the original recovery menu:


When I try to upgrade via Mobileuncle, the system reboots I get the belly up droid "No command.".


When I try via (stock) recovery, I get "Error: Partition table not match" for update.zip and a plain belly-up "Error!" for Riley's ROM.


What am I doing wrong?


Note that the above errors were identical even before I rooted, that's why I used Kingo. I also used several different MicroSD cards, from 4GB to 64GB, same results.

Hi,
I have asked relevant staff, they recommend you to try this firmware:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/96m8rac26ua1yf4/F401_ifive_mini_3GS_442_V1.0.9_20140513.rar

[rrileypm]

If you are trying to flash my ROM, you need to use the SP Flash Tool to do it. My ROM isn't set up for flashing via recovery.

Unzip the RileyROM file and follow the directions in the First Time User's Guide.